And unfortunately these things like the dealer a lot!

They are great vehicles for a lot of reasons but the Westy just has some
charm and capabilities not matched by anything else.

David, Best of luck and enjoy it. There is a lot to be said for having fun
even just getting work and doing errands.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Felder
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:52 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!

I had a friend who bought a toureg and my wife and I (in our 83 NA diesel
westy) would camp with him. We could go as fast as he could go on the
gravel
roads of our nearby Bankhead National Forest, and he never went anywhere
we
couldn't (though I suppose he could have if he wanted to). When we got to
the campsite, though, he ate with us (no kitchen) and hung out with us (no
space) and then slept in a tent (no sleeping room or ventilation that
could
keep bugs out).
On the highway he could achieve about three times my top speed.

Nice car for what it was, though, very nice. He finally sold it because he
hated the dealer so much.

Jim

On Dec 29, 2007 8:37 PM, Karl Mullendore <groups@westyventures.com> wrote:

> Whatchit, Scott...you're one step away from being called names. ;-)
>
> Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
> > Exactly, and how many burners does the stove have, and what's the
water
> tank
> > capacity ?
> > Can you spell 'expensive motel' or 'camping out' ??
> > !!
> > congrats though.  If something happens to it, like somebody hit it
say,
> > you'll be talking about putting the engine into a syncro van or the LT
> > truck.
> > Scott
>